>From: Brian Siano <siano at mail.med.upenn.edu>
(And in this case,
>it's Chris's analysis arguing Stalin's perfect rationality and superior
>political skills.)
Saying that Stalin didn't have superior political skills is rather goofy. Mass murderer, yes, bad politician, come on.
>
>Third, why the hell should any of us be hamstrung from using simple, direct
>language because there might be dumb people out there? Look, Jim, most of
>us on this list count ourselves among the American Left.
I don't. This is a very international list. Which is one reason why I like it.
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